"Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask

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Next time a techbro tells you about his shiny new AI that does something impossibly cool

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tl;dr: Google Gemini video is a fake

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242897/google-gemini-unlists-misleading-video-ai

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The Tesla robots were being controlled remotely

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-elon-musks-dream-of-robot-slaves-isnt-coming-soon/

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Reminder that the Tesla "robots" are just remote controlled mannikins

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/reports-teslas-prototype-optimus-robots-were-controlled-by-humans/

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Reminder that ChatGPT didn't ace the bar exam (old article I know)

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> Google faked Gemini AI output in Super Bowl ad

https://www.theverge.com/news/608188/google-fake-gemini-ai-output-super-bowl

New AI fakery in 2025

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> Two biotechs say they’re using AI to conjure drugs from scratch. Their documents suggest otherwise

> Experts are skeptical of the grand claims of startups like Absci and Generate Biomedicines

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/ai-drug-development-claims-by-biotech-companies-absci-generate-biomedicines-questioned/

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Then:

> The paper said that after an AI tool was implemented at a large materials-science lab, researchers discovered significantly more materials—a result that suggested that, in certain settings, AI could substantially improve worker productivity

Now:

> MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/mit-says-it-no-longer-stands-behind-student-s-ai-research-paper/ar-AA1EUFwO

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Huh another AI fake

Almost like there's a pattern

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> The Editor has decided to retract this paper owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis. These issues ultimately undermine the confidence the Editor can place in the validity of the analysis and resulting conclusions. The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07310-z